Splice Byte XD-300
Splice Industria Brasileira, a Brazilian company specialized in electronics and telecomunications, seems to have produced only one chess computer: the Byte XD-300
| Splice Byte XD-300 | |||
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 C Picture by Michael Watters - Chess Computer UK |
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| Hersteller | Splice | ||
| Markteinführung | 1980 (?) | ||
| CElo | 1311 | ||
| Programmierer | Ron Nelson | ||
| Prozessor | Takt | RAM | ROM |
| Z80 | 4 MHz (3,58) | 256 Byte | 4 KB |
| Rechentiefe | BT-2450 | BT-2630 | Colditz |
| Bibliothek | 69 Positionen | ||
| Display | 4-stellige 7-Segment LED Anzeige | ||
| Spielstufen | 7 | ||
| Zugeingabe | Tastatur | ||
| Zugausgabe | Display | ||
| Einführungspreis | |||
| Prozessortyp | 8 Bit | ||
| Stromversorgung | |||
| Maße | |||
| Verwandt | Fidelity Chess Challenger 7 | ||
| Sonstiges | |||
| Clone of the Fidelity Chess Challenger 7 | |||
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| An analysis of the XD-300 revealed what it seems to be a clone of the Fidelity Chess Challenger 7. There are some minor differences, for example, the pads between the keypad and the sensors underneath the board are very different giving a different feeling when you press the keys. Not better or worse, just different. Also, it uses a true speaker instead of a piezo beeper as in the Fidelity Chess Challenger 7. But the hardware architecture is the same, and the content of the ROM is identical. |
Comparison with Fidelity Chess Challenger 7
C Pictures by Gerardo Mateo - Los Proyectos de Berger / Website
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